Con­cei­to: “…everything, albeit dis­tor­ted, is com­pres­sed into that one small cir­cle. That is why a game can be played by tho­se who are pre­pa­red to pene­tra­te the sur­fa­ce…” (Escher, 1989, p.60)

Pro­gram: — Adapt the cir­cu­la­ti­on effi­ci­ency to the pre­sent needs; — Cre­a­te forms of safer pedes­tri­an cir­cu­la­ti­on;- Inclu­de an area for local mar­kets and art per­for­man­ces.

Con­cept: “…everything, albeit dis­tor­ted, is com­pres­sed into that one small cir­cle. That is why a game can be played by tho­se who are pre­pa­red to pene­tra­te the sur­fa­ce…” (Escher, 1989, p.60)

The pro­po­sal was a sys­tem of dif­fe­rent sur­fa­ces and plat­forms that would func­ti­on as a means to res­to­re the con­ti­nuity betwe­en the squa­re and its sur­roun­dings and to allow cre­a­ting new pos­si­bi­li­ti­es for life in urban spa­ce.

The pro­po­sal cre­a­ted a hie­rar­chy based on strength and func­ti­o­na­lity of the dif­fe­rent levels of cir­cu­la­ti­on, so it was con­si­de­red impor­tant to keep car traf­fic and pedes­tri­an cir­cu­la­ti­on as sepa­ra­te as pos­si­ble, through subways, plat­forms and gre­en cor­ri­dors.

A new ave­nue lin­king the cen­ter of Pros­pect Park and Grand Army Pla­za was pro­po­sed. The new sur­fa­ces offer dif­fe­rent opti­ons to achi­e­ve its cen­ter and sur­roun­ding neigh­borho­ods. The exis­ting gar­den are­as would be tre­a­ted, and paths would be cre­a­ted whi­ch allow their sur­vi­val and inte­gra­ti­on as part of the public spa­ce.